Box score

STEVENSON, Md. - The Stevenson men's basketball team rallied from a 16-point second half deficit to cut the lead to eight midway through the second half, but couldn't get any closer as No. 23 St. Mary's (Md.) held off the Mustangs for a 78-54 victory Saturday at Student Union Gymnasium.

Trailing 43-27 with 17:39 left in the second half, Stevenson (2-18, 2-9 CAC) used a 13-5 run to pull within eight, 48-40 with 10:13 remaining. During that time, the Mustangs held the Seahawks to just 2-of-9 shooting from the floor while forcing five turnovers.

However, led by six points from Camontae Griffin, St. Mary's (16-3, 9-2 CAC) responded with a 14-0 run to push the lead to 22 with just over six minutes to play.

The Seahawks never trailed and shot 50.9 percent from the field while scoring 32 points in the paint and 18 off fast break. They also held a 45-23 edge in rebounding, limiting Stevenson, who was just 16-of-46 from the floor, to only two offensive rebounds.

Griffin finished with 18 points and five assists while Alex Franz had 17 points, five rebounds and three steals.

Freshman forward Clifton Jones (Bowie/Archbishop Spaulding) led the Mustangs with 15 points, one short of his career-high and his third game out of the last four in double figures.

Junior guard Broderick Hill (Bowie/Bishop McNamara) and freshman guard Zach Cooke (Morgantown, W. Va./Cushing Academy) each finished with nine points while junior forward Patrick Lewis (Timonium/Dulaney) had six points and a game-high six rebounds.

Stevenson begins a three-game road trip Wednesday at Mary Washington. Game time is at 8:00 p.m.

Note:  The coaching staffs of both teams on Saturday wore sneakers with their suits in support of Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Participating NABC member coaches wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during games to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and its vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.